TABLE 3.
Correlation between 4-item perceived stress score and verbal numeric rating score of pain
| 4-item perceived stress score |
Daily verbal numeric rating score (VNRS) of pain |
Spearman’s correlation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotensive, n = 90 | sPE, n = 50 | ||||
| Correlation coefficient |
P value | Correlation coefficient | P value | ||
| Pre-delivery | |||||
| Pre-delivery | +0.205 | 0.053 | +0.246 | 0.086 | |
| Postpartum day 0 | −0.102 | 0.336 | −0.122 | 0.404 | |
| Postpartum day 1 | +0.039 | 0.717 | +0.090 | 0.540 | |
| Postpartum day 2 | +0.71 | 0.515 | +0.275 | 0.058 | |
| Postpartum day 3 | +0.016 | 0.910 | +0.024 | 0.884 | |
| 48 – 72 hours Postpartum | |||||
| Pre-delivery | +0.180 | 0.089 | +0.245 | 0.087 | |
| Postpartum day 0 | −0.092 | 0.390 | −0.044 | 0.766 | |
| Postpartum day 1 | −0.094 | 0.385 | −0.020 | 0.893 | |
| Postpartum day 2 | +0.063 | 0.565 | −0.062 | 0.677 | |
| Postpartum day 3 | −0.051 | 0.726 | +0.039 | 0.812 | |
Abbreviation: sPE, Pre-eclampsia with severe features.